Melody Akhtari, Jill Primost, and Karin Xie light up the Girls in Tech booth at The >Play Conference.
On Saturday, October 17th, the pink Girls in Tech banner was waving proudly at >Play: The Berkeley Digital Media Conference. The conference is put together by the Haas School of Business MBA students, and brings together professionals and students in the digital media and entertainment space. Tweeters, developers, gamers, and entrepreneurs alike gathered to discuss the ever-important role that digital media today plays in three main milieus: Mobile & Cloud, Media & Entertainment, and Identity & Innovation.
Girls in Tech participated in the expo hall, drawing the attention of young women in grad school who will soon take the workforce by storm. While women are slowly starting to represent more and more of the workforce, we still only make roughly $.80 for every dollar earned by the opposite sex. One of Girls in Tech’s goals is to educate and empower women so we can be one step closer to equality in the workplace. The gentlemen who stopped by our booth at >Play agree with our mission, and are quite receptive to the idea of having more female representation in the tech arena. Meanwhile, the ladies who were coming across Girls in Tech for the first time were hugely enthusiastic about joining our network.
From the showcase of startups, the informative panels, and the many connections made, the >Play Conference’s was quite a stimulating day. Keeps your eyes peeled for Girls in Tech next year!
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:02 am
While I’m not a Berkeley MBA student, I would have loved to have attended this conference!
October 26th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Jennifer, the conference is not limited to Berkeley MBAs. You’re more than welcome to go next year!
http://playconference.org/
October 23rd, 2010 at 10:42 pm
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